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mk  ·  3930 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A Parallel Between Present Society and Pre-Industrial Revolution Society

    So the current popular descent we're expressing will likely manifest itself in a new political system, but not before we get new energy, just like the previous transition.

What about simply de-centralized energy? With a solar roof and geothermal, I can build a house off of the grid here in Michigan. Residential solar has taken a dramatic shift where upfront costs are covered by companies such as Solar City, and customers pay off the investment and still save over utility power. It's now being wrapped into mortgages, where the cost of the mortgage on a new construction actually decreases if you put a solar roof in it.

I recently posted an article about a utility company's resistance to the surge in consumer-side production in Hawaii. Just imagine when those households all have EVs.

I think the energy transition is already happening. I have a couple of houses on my block that are basically off of the grid.